Sea Food

Ok, so you know what your eating...but the question is should you be eating it? How about eating not only local food but also sustainably harvested seafood? Easier said than done. For instance clams and oysters cannot be sustainably harvested in the summer, yet are two of the most popular summer foods. Turn the calendar to fall and winter, how many people are prepared to give up mahi-mahi, grouper, shrimp, king & spanish mackerel, and wreckfish during this time period? Shrimp is one of the most popular seafood in the United States. Ok so what can you eat? Local and sustainable options available year-round include blue crab, swordfish (thanks to conservation efforts), and locally farm raised striped bass. For more information go to scaquarium.org/ssi for more information on local and imported fish as well as local restaurants serving sustainably caught seafood.